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WHSmith To Acquire Marshall Retail Group

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WHSmith has revealed it will acquire Marshall Retail Group (MRG) in an effort to boost its presence in U.S. company will buy Las Vegas-based MRG from Brentwood Associates for $400 million. Founded in 1792, WHSmith has operations in over 100 airports across 30 countries outside the U.K. 1, according to the report.

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Why North American Merchants Are Adopting Alipay In-Store (And Online)

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To serve travelers from China who want to shop in-store and online, retailers thousands of miles away from Asia are accepting Alipay in brick-and-mortar stores and on the web. Wang noted that the retailer is also “constantly evolving to provide more Chinese consumers a seamless and familiar way to pay.”.

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Bringing “The Next Big Thing” To A New Group Of Consumers

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A trip around the floor at the annual consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, she noted, and one quickly realizes they are in a rather “testosterone-filled environment.”. An experience, Berger told Webster, the Marie Claire consumer has been waiting desperately for – even if they don’t know it yet. The Marie Claire Customer.

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Magento CEO On The ‘Other’ Omnichannel

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Prior to the announcement — which was made at Magento’s Imagine 2016 conference in Las Vegas — Mark Lavelle, CEO of Magento Commerce , spoke with MPD CEO Karen Webster about its new PaaS (Platform as a Service) model and its intended place in the evolution of cloud computing.

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Omnichannel, Sans Store

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Even with the myriad solutions and strategies being used today, the goal of most retailers implementing omnichannel strategies is rather simple: to make a consumer’s shopping experience, whether online, on mobile or in-store, consistent and enjoyable. For digital-only retailers, however, adopting omnichannel strategies is not simple.

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Gonzo Notes from Money20/20

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Recently, your intrepid Gonzo investigators found themselves (again) in Las Vegas to get a take on payments at Money20/20. (We We are rotating the team, as Misters Kilmer and Weikart reported that rehab from BAI Retail Delivery is taking a bit longer than estimated.) Lots of talk about innovation and customer experience.

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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Better Delivery By Any (And Every) Means

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This week was one of the latter, as Walmart hosted its investor meeting in Arkansas and Amazon decided this week’s menu of technological innovations in retail would be an all-you-can-eat buffet. The announcement was made by CEO of Worldwide Consumer Jeff Wilke on Wednesday (June 5) at the company’s “re:MARS” conference in Las Vegas.

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